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2008 PENDING CASES - PRESS RELEASES
(Cases pending and cases concluded in 2008)

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Press
Releases
                          

                                   

                    BROOKS, James M.
                  Orange County Superior Court

04/08/08    Commission issues Decision and Order Imposing Public Admonishment.  See [ DECISION ].

 

MacEACHERN, Kelly A.
Orange County Superior Court

08/15/07    Commission institutes formal proceedings.  See [ CHARGES ]  [ ANSWER ].
10/03/07    
Hearing scheduled and special masters appointed.
12/07/07    Commission vacates hearing date.
12/13/07    Commission reschedules hearing before special masters.
02/07/08    Hearing scheduled.
04/14/08    Hearing scheduled.
06/26/08    Commission issues Decision and Order removing Judge MacEachern from Office.  See [ DECISION ].

                   

                    QUALL, Robert D. (Retired)
                    Merced County Superior Court

06/05/08    Commission issues Decision and Order Imposing Public Admonishment. See [ DECISION ].

 

SPITZER, Robert George
Riverside County Superior Court

08/02/06     Commission institutes formal proceedings.  See [ CHARGES ]  [ RESPONSE ].
11/21/06     Hearing scheduled and special masters appointed.
03/01/07     Hearing scheduled.
07/23/07     Appearance before the Commission scheduled.
10/02/07     Commission issues Decision and Order removing Judge Spitzer from Office.  See [ DECISION ].
                    Filed petition for review of commission decision on December 28, 2007.
                    Supreme Court denies petition for writ of review on March 19, 2008.

 

MISCELLANEOUS

11/04/02     Commission releases "Summary of Discipline Statistics 1990-1999".  See [ REPORT ].
02/08/07     Commission announces biennial adjustment of gift limitation.
02/26/07     Commission closes investigation of Judge George J. Abdallah, Jr., and Judge Mark R. Forcum;
                   No impropriety found.
02/27/07     Commission announces circulation of proposed amended rules for public comment and the
                    adoption of Code of Ethics for Commission Members
04/02/07     Commission announces election of new Chair and Vice-Chair
06/19/07     Commission announces adoption of new and amended rules and circulation of proposed amended rules
                     for public comment.  See [ REPORT ].
10/22/07    Commission announces the adoption of amended rules. See [ REPORT ].

 

 

 

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